Happy Holidays

I had fun today giving my puppies treats so I could take pictures.... these are the ones that turned out the best..... they are so sweet I could have taken them for hours but didn't think that would be nice. Peaches is the oldest at 1 & 1/2 and Twinkie is her brother and he is just 7 months old now.... they are good pals and my wonderful companions along with my Kitty Charlie! I am so lucky to have such great pets this year after having such a sad year last year when i lost 2 precious cats and our 2 wonderful dogs...... Smokie and Grizabella my kitty kats and Peppi my little tiny chihuahua and Loopi our beautiful Westie...... I will never ever forget  those precious pets of ours.   So I can't believe how I can love my new pets so much already while still missing my old friends...... funny isn't it.  Oh, in case you were wondering Peaches and Twinkie are long haired Chihuahua's and they are the offspring of the same parents. Very sweet, loving, dogs I may add.

I'm practicing what John said we could do with the pictures,,,, So far I think I have it sort of figured out. Now how do I get a picture in the space on the side or a pic of me I wonder.... same way?   The above pic is of me and my friends when we were in 7th or 8th grade. Just happened to be in my hometown so I used it. I'm the one in the middle, lol

The Spirit of Christmas

I have a list of people I know

All written in a book

And every year at Christmastime

I go and take a look

And that is when I realise

That those names are a part

Not of the book they're written in

But of my very heart

For each name stands for someone

Who has crossed my path some time

And in that meeting they've become

A treasured friend of mine

And once you've met some people

The years can not erase

The memory of a pleasant word

Or a friendly face

So when I send a Christmas card

That is addressed to you

It's because you're on that list

Of folk I'm indebted to

And you are one of many folk who

In times past I've met

And happen to be one of those

I don't want to forget

And whether I have known you for

Many years or few

In some way you have a part in

Shaping things I do

This, the spirit of Christmas, that

Forever and ever endures

May it leave its richest blessing

In the hearts of you and yours.

grocery store closing

Sorry to say this chair is not as comfortable as the blue one was but it fits in the room nicer and is very easy to get in and out of~~for me but not my pets. Maybe when I get this room in order there will be space for another chair and I can put this in the family room. It was such a good buy. Maybe I can get one of those pet beds that are raised off the floor ~~ maybe a doll bed would work. they all like to be higher than the floor. Oh well, I meant well and Leo already took the chair to St Vincent DePaul.... Maybe someone elses pets will enjoy it as much as mine did.... I will get another one someday, I promise.

Now for the closing of our corner grocery store after 30 years. I must have been one of the first customers and now am one of the last.... Its so sad. I could walk to the store or ride my bike with the basket I used just for that reason. Foolish people for not using that store more often. We waited for a store to come in the neighborhood and when we finally got one we were all so happy but then the shopping malls etc came and bigger stores with them and everyone seemed to just stop going to the neighborhood store.  Except for a bottle of milk or a loaf of bread etc.... now the gas stations all seem to have that and they are just around the corner too. I guess that store was there just for people like me and there aren't many of us left anymore..... times change and I must change too but you know I like to be able to walk to the store and pick up a few things now and again. It was in a little mall with a barber shop and a gift store and a music store etc. What will become of those now I wonder..... I bet the owners of those stores wonder too. I got a big cart of groceries today and they were all 30% off. The cashier said there are people coming from all over to get the bargains. Not much left now though..... makes one want to weep.

I got my chair !

I got my new little chair today and also a few other things. One is Finding Nemo the Disney video.... I was going to get it so my grandaughter could watch it here or bring it home but she already has it at her mothers house so I didn't get it until today. I already watched it and its so cute and beautiful at the same time. Im glad I got it! You can even use it for your very own beautiful fish bowl on your tv screen. After we got home my husband didn't want to put the chair together and he didn't want me to either.... he had planned to put the snowflakes on the front porch and put the little deer out in front with the red nose. Now all he has left in the front is the nativity set and I hope he waits a little to put that out as its really early yet isn't it? I have to put some garland in the back on the trellis yet too but we are doing good I think. I'm not baking yet as I am still trying to lose what I gained onThanksgiving. Anyone else have my problem? I will put the picture of the chair in as soon as it gets put together. Guess when you only pay $50 for a chair the least you can do is put it together, lol

Shopping day

I am going shopping today with my husband.... not for Christmas presents as I have most of that taken care of but for a new little chair for my computer room. It seems my puppies have learned to stop chewing on chairs now if Iam around so I can buy a new little one they have on sale this week at Shopko. I hope it fits me or I will have to find another one..... so Iam hopeful I will have a new chair today. You might say its a Christmas present from me to me. Others sit here with me from time to time and they might enjoy it also. I'm hoping. Its just one of those little glider chairs with  a green back and cushion. My neighbor has one she got several years ago and hers is comfortable, hope this one is almost as good as hers. :) Big day in the mall today for Senior's and you only have to be 55 at Shopko to be considered a senior..... and they have special places near the store to park also.... I will come back soon and finish this entry.

Sunny winter day

Jimmy Buffetts Christmas Island reminds me of one of our vacations to Florida at Christmas time. We had a very very  nice Christmas that year with one of our sons and his wife and our daughter and husband and 2 children. We could be going again this year and I will miss it but its nice to stay home too. Wish the whole family could be together anywhere for a vacation this year..... dreaming agin. :)

The pictures above are pictures of my yard in previous years. pictures we could not take if we were in Florida. When it snows everything looks so beautiful and clean. Just like a fairy land. I would not give up living in Wisconsin for anything. Can't figure out why our son & wife want to live in Florida either. He used to love snowmobiling etc in winter but guess he likes warm weather better. He probably likes his job at Sea World better too and she likes hers at the Disney resort.  And we all have a nice place to visit when we decide to head in their direction.